MINEOLA, Long Island (WABC) – The New York State Senate on Tuesday confirmed Nassau District Attorney Madeline Singas as associate judge on the appellate court, replacing her as the first black prosecutor in the district’s history. The affirmation filled an important position with a prosecutor and this fall sparked an election to elect a new … Read more
02/06/1858: Judge Mahlon Pittney’s birthday. Justice Mahlon Pittney
January 27, 1955: Birthday of Chief Justice John Roberts. Chief Justice John Roberts
01/30/1939: Judge Felix Frankfurter swears. Judge Felix Frankfurter
01/28/1916: President Wilson appoints Louis Brandeis to the Supreme Court. He would be confirmed on June 1, 1916. Justice Louis Brandeis
01/25/1819: Thomas Jefferson chartered the University of Virginia. 176 years later, the Supreme Court ruled Rosenberger against Rector and Visitors to the University of Virginia (1995). The Rehnquist Court
01/26/1832: Birthday of Justice George Shiras Jr .. Justice George Shiras Jr.
January 14, 1780: Judge Henry Baldwin’s birthday. Justice Henry Baldwin
January 8, 1973: The trial of seven men begins who are accused of illegally entering the Democratic headquarters in the Watergate Hotel. The break-in would lead to US versus Nixon. The Watergate Complex
One of the most troubling aspects of the past four years has been the deliberate effort to rewrite history in the media to fit a narrative, either by denying facts or repeating clearly false statements. The recent stories of the uprising in Congress are a good example. Most of us denounced Trump’s speech (as it … Read more